CONTROLLING POWER PROVIDED TO AN AUTOMATED BANKING SYSTEM

摘要

In an example embodiment, an automated banking machine causes financial transfers related to financial accounts that correspond to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine also includes devices that control the supply of power to included devices to facilitate the completing a transaction when a decline or loss of power is encountered.

主权项

1. A non-volatile, tangible, computer readable medium of instructions with instructions encoded thereon for execution by a processor, and when executed operable to:
selectively provide power from a plurality of power sources to a first set of devices associated with an automated banking machine and a second set of devices associated with an automated banking machine, the second set of devices consuming more power than the first set of devices; wherein the plurality of power sources comprise an alternate power source, a battery, and an external power source; determine an amount of power available from the alternate power source; determine an amount of power available from the battery; determine devices selected from the first set of devices and the second set of devices to employ to complete a financial transaction; selectively provide power to devices belonging to the first set of devices from the alternate power source responsive to determining the alternate power source has sufficient power; selectively provide power to devices belonging to the first set of devices from the battery responsive to determining that the alternate power source has insufficient power and the battery has sufficient power; and selective providing power to devices belonging to the first set of devices from the external power source responsive to determining that the alternate power source and the battery do not have sufficient power.